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No; 814,107. PATENTED MAR. 6, 1906. L. J. & P. ZIMMERMANN.

DELIVERY BOX.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 5.1905.

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I WW IN VENTOHS AM, 'a ATTORNEY No. 814,107., PA TBNTED MAR. 6, 1906. L.J. & P. ZIMMERMANN DELIVERY BOX. I

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 5.1905.

WI TNE SSE S:

1 M/VENTORS seem 1'0 alt' whont it may concern:

:Beitkn'own'that we; LOUIS J.,ZIMMERMANN d jPETnn'ZIMMERMANN, citizens.of the 'nited'States, residin in the borough of the nvented'a certainnew and Improved Deliv- Boi c, of the following is a specificaex jrinientjs have been made with ejwilldescribe the invention as useddeliver that familiar farm product; but iteig'ht; It, is speciallyserviceable for articles', as bottles of milk and loaves of bread, whichare required to be delivered at times hen. for any reason'it isnecessary to effect the same without the immediate cooperation *of anyone within the house.

' 'We provide for delivering different kinds of without any question asto which is .for each. i The following is. a description of what weconsider the best means of carrying outthe invention.

I The accompanying drawings form a part of this specification.

' Figure 1 is'a side elevation of a high stoop of a city house, showingour invention ap- 39 plied in two places, one in the gate or door 5.which communicates with the basement and anotherin thesideof astooFig.2isaplan view of the stoop device in orizontal section on the line 22 in Fig. 1-. The remaining figures are on a larger scale. They aresections of the simplest form--that shown in the basement-door, the leftin Fi 1. Fig. 3 is a ver- 't-ical sectional view on the line 3 3 in Fig.4 I seen from the right. Fig. 4 is a transverse vertical section on theline 4 4 in Fig. 3 seen E; from the left. Fig. 5 is a horizontalsectional view on the line 5 5 in 3 looking down- Ward. Similar lettersof reference indicate like parts in all thefigures where they ap car.

We will first describe the simplest orm. M is a door, in all respectscorresponding to the ordinary outside door of a city basement expeptthat it. has a lar e hole m at a convcn- 5o ient point, against whic issecured on the inside abox having ahodyN and a horizontallyswingin flap,which we will also term a *door, N, opening outwarihhinged at N and heldin the closed osition h. an ordinary button 0, controlled :y a kno; 0.Even this slight fastening may be omitted if the Specification ofLetters Patent.

Application filed June 5, 1905. Serial H0- 263.749.

ronx,"in' the city and tate of New York, have bottom P, hin ed at P, andp a be'used for other material having .mate rml; as bread or meat, or toserve several 1 TED ,s A r as grE T OFFICE.

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Patented March 6, 1906.

dooris adjusted to be gentlyheld b friction or other force. It is easyfor the milkman to 0 en the door N and introduce the milk.

e inner face of the door N is provided with 'a hook or a correspondinstrong effect N.

-Wlien a milk-bottle is introduced and allowed to rest in the box-Nitdepresses afalse ling down lg the medium 0 a link P depresses a leverhinged at R, against the force of a spring Q. This brings a catchT onthe free end of the lever R into position to engage with the hook N onthe door N, and when the latter is closed such catch does so engage andholds it fast. The milkman himself cannot open the door N ain after hehas closedit with the milkbot e within. When the maid coming to the boxfrom the interior of the house removes the milkbottle, and thus relievesthe false bottom P from the we ht, such act allows the spring tocontract an lift the lever R,

with its catch T, and hold it u so that the door N may be opened and cosed,secured only by ordinary buttons or not at all, until the milkman asin deposits a load on the false bottom. %0 make it still easier to shutthe door and more certain to cnga c it, the cat'chTis pivoted onthelever R. e 1voting is attached by what is known as a rule- 'omt,"leaving t e catch free to rise easily, ut forbidding it to sink below astrai ht line. When the door N is bein shut an the inclined surfaces arebroug t into effect to raise the catch '1, they are not required toovercome the weight and inertia of the whole lever B and the link P andthe false bottom P, but only the slight weight and inertia of the hingedportion carrying the catch T.

It may be expedient in many situations to rovide against mischief fromany one reachmg in or throwing in somethin through the box during thelong periods w ile it is thus easy to open the door N. We effect this byan inner door U, turning on hinge U and held closed by a simple buttonV, which prevents thc mischievous or playful intruder from operatingbeyond such inner door U of the box.

We will now describe the most complete form of the invention-that shownin Figs. 1 and 2. The box. B, much deeper than'thc box N descrilmdabove, is set in an aperture in the side of the ordinary high stoop of acity building, the stoop homg marked A and the door of such box beingmarked 1). This is also equipped with our invention. Such duplicate use,in addition to the one de scribed in the door M, may be of much servicein some cases; but either ma be used alone. We will proceed with theescri tion of the box B and its connections,-wit' but slight reference,ifany, to the other. Fig. 2

shows a series of compartments B B B all within the reach of a 'mansarm,from the door I), in which articles ma be placed for the same or adifferent fami each corres ondmgly provided with an independent cor E,opening into What we shall term a vestibule a. Each of thesecompartments may be equipped With our invention inde v'eniently donebyattending to the farthest first. When all or so many as re uire it arethus loaded and their doors E c osed, the outer door D- is closed, andthe lever corresponding to the lever R, above described, be-

inf; certainly down, the catch T engages and al is secure. The nextmornin he again finds all the compartments are un oaded and repeats theoperation. The inner faces of these compartments B B &c the faces whichare approached by the housemaid, are

scope of the claims controlled y one large door G, turninlgI on the hnges G and securedby a button We-attach importance to thefact that the.

platform isactuated by a spring in the upper portion of the .box,because it allows the ac tion of a long and uniform spring, with theylcieldlng pla orm in the extreme bottom. he sprin at one side occu ieslittle space and 1s easivg kept in order and adjusted, 1f regun-ed. eattach importance to the ruleiomt 1n the catchlever R T, because italows the door N to be closed and automatically secured without'liftingthe loaded bottom or shelf P, and yet holds the locking means out ofaction whenever the box is em ty.

, Modifications may be made wit n the without departing from theprinciple or sacrificing the advantages of the invention. I

The number and form of the compartments and to allow'liberty for theopening of that door when the weight isremoved. Parts of the inventionmay be used without others. The catch may be made rigid on the lever B.When these parts are made separately and pivoted together, as shown, thefact that the center of the pivot is above the bottom of the lever andusuall a little above the oint of enga ement of t e catch T withthe ookN deve ops a tendency of the catch to rise when. pulled. This must beallowed for by making the catch sufficiently undercut to Insure itsretaining its hold under the most severe strains.

We claim as our invention 1. As a provision for serving supplies, a boxwith a horizontally opening oor, a yielding bottom, a lever'R rising andsinking with such bottom and anautomatic catch T pivotedtheretocontrolling such door, adapt.

box with a horizontallyswinging oor, a

elding bottom, an automatic catch actuated y changes of position of thebottom, 'arranged to control such outside door and a series ofcompartments in the box accessible from the front, in combination with abuilding and with an inside door and a fastening therefor controlledfrom the interior of the building all arranged to serve substantially asherein specified.

3. Asa provision for serving milk and like material in combination witha' building, a

box having a horizontally-swinging door accessible. from the exterior ofthe building, a catch controlling such door, a yielding bottom withinthe boxcontrollin such catch, and provisions by a sprin in t e upperportion, of the box for yiel ingly raising such bottom, all arranged toserve substantially as herein specified- Signed at New York city, in thecounty of New York and State of New York, this 26th 7, day of April, A.D. 1905.

. LOUIS J. ZIMMERMANN. PETER ZIMMERMANN. Witnesses:

J. CLARENCE DAVIES, THAR JANsEN.

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